In today’s college hockey notes in the paper, we had DU coach George Gwozdecky talking about freshman wing Beau Bennett’s lingering knee injury. Gwoz wasn’t sure if Bennett would participate much in Monday’s practice.

Today, I got word that Bennett is doubtful for this weekend’s series at Minnesota State. He already has missed five games since injuring the knee on rutted ice Dec. 3 at Minnesota-Duluth, and now he’s probably going to miss two more.

Sophomore wing Chris Knowlton also isn’t expected to travel to Mankato, Minn., on Thursday. He turned an ankle in practice. Good thing U.S. World Junior teammates Drew Shore and Jason Zucker are back with the Pioneers, but once again, the fourth line could be of the duct tape variety. Can you say, “Jo-EY, Jo-EY!” (as in Brehm _ a k a “Rudy”).

Also learned today that goalies Sam Brittain and Adam Murray might again rotate starts over the weekend. They each got a start in the past two sets at Alaska-Anchorage and against Northern Michigan, with Murray going 2-0 and Brittain 0-0-2. Of course, Brittain was the workhorse during the first half of the season and is competing with Zucker, among others, for the WCHA rookie of the year award.